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ReviewPlant physiology2016

Relationships of Leaf Net Photosynthesis, Stomatal Conductance, and Mesophyll Conductance to Primary Metabolism: A Multispecies Meta-Analysis Approach.

Jorge Gago, Danilo de Menezes Daloso, Carlos María Figueroa, Jaume Flexas, Alisdair Robert Fernie, Zoran Nikoloski

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Review in Plant physiology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 60 papers.

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60citing papers in PubMed
9.7field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
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What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

60 citing papers in PubMed, 179 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Jorge GagoResearch Group on Plant Biology under Mediterranean Conditions, Departament de Biologia, Universitat de les Illes Balears, 07122 Palma de Mallorca, Illes Balears, Spain (J.G., J.F.); Central Metabolism Group, Molecular Physiology Department, Max-Planck-Institut für Molekulare Pflanzenphysiologie, 14476 Golm, Germany (J.G., D.d.M.D., A.R.F.); System Regulation Group, Metabolic Networks Department, Max-Planck-Institut für Molekulare Pflanzenphysiologie, 14476 Golm, Germany (C.M.F.); andSystems Biology and Mathematical Modeling Group, Molecular Physiology Department, Max-Planck-Institut für Molekulare Pflanzenphysiologie, 14476 Golm, Germany (Z.N.) xurxogago@gmail.com.
Danilo de Menezes DalosoResearch Group on Plant Biology under Mediterranean Conditions, Departament de Biologia, Universitat de les Illes Balears, 07122 Palma de Mallorca, Illes Balears, Spain (J.G., J.F.); Central Metabolism Group, Molecular Physiology Department, Max-Planck-Institut für Molekulare Pflanzenphysiologie, 14476 Golm, Germany (J.G., D.d.M.D., A.R.F.); System Regulation Group, Metabolic Networks Department, Max-Planck-Institut für Molekulare Pflanzenphysiologie, 14476 Golm, Germany (C.M.F.); andSystems Biology and Mathematical Modeling Group, Molecular Physiology Department, Max-Planck-Institut für Molekulare Pflanzenphysiologie, 14476 Golm, Germany (Z.N.).
Carlos María FigueroaResearch Group on Plant Biology under Mediterranean Conditions, Departament de Biologia, Universitat de les Illes Balears, 07122 Palma de Mallorca, Illes Balears, Spain (J.G., J.F.); Central Metabolism Group, Molecular Physiology Department, Max-Planck-Institut für Molekulare Pflanzenphysiologie, 14476 Golm, Germany (J.G., D.d.M.D., A.R.F.); System Regulation Group, Metabolic Networks Department, Max-Planck-Institut für Molekulare Pflanzenphysiologie, 14476 Golm, Germany (C.M.F.); andSystems Biology and Mathematical Modeling Group, Molecular Physiology Department, Max-Planck-Institut für Molekulare Pflanzenphysiologie, 14476 Golm, Germany (Z.N.).ORCID 0000-0003-4047-0480
Jaume FlexasResearch Group on Plant Biology under Mediterranean Conditions, Departament de Biologia, Universitat de les Illes Balears, 07122 Palma de Mallorca, Illes Balears, Spain (J.G., J.F.); Central Metabolism Group, Molecular Physiology Department, Max-Planck-Institut für Molekulare Pflanzenphysiologie, 14476 Golm, Germany (J.G., D.d.M.D., A.R.F.); System Regulation Group, Metabolic Networks Department, Max-Planck-Institut für Molekulare Pflanzenphysiologie, 14476 Golm, Germany (C.M.F.); andSystems Biology and Mathematical Modeling Group, Molecular Physiology Department, Max-Planck-Institut für Molekulare Pflanzenphysiologie, 14476 Golm, Germany (Z.N.).
Alisdair Robert FernieResearch Group on Plant Biology under Mediterranean Conditions, Departament de Biologia, Universitat de les Illes Balears, 07122 Palma de Mallorca, Illes Balears, Spain (J.G., J.F.); Central Metabolism Group, Molecular Physiology Department, Max-Planck-Institut für Molekulare Pflanzenphysiologie, 14476 Golm, Germany (J.G., D.d.M.D., A.R.F.); System Regulation Group, Metabolic Networks Department, Max-Planck-Institut für Molekulare Pflanzenphysiologie, 14476 Golm, Germany (C.M.F.); andSystems Biology and Mathematical Modeling Group, Molecular Physiology Department, Max-Planck-Institut für Molekulare Pflanzenphysiologie, 14476 Golm, Germany (Z.N.).
Zoran NikoloskiResearch Group on Plant Biology under Mediterranean Conditions, Departament de Biologia, Universitat de les Illes Balears, 07122 Palma de Mallorca, Illes Balears, Spain (J.G., J.F.); Central Metabolism Group, Molecular Physiology Department, Max-Planck-Institut für Molekulare Pflanzenphysiologie, 14476 Golm, Germany (J.G., D.d.M.D., A.R.F.); System Regulation Group, Metabolic Networks Department, Max-Planck-Institut für Molekulare Pflanzenphysiologie, 14476 Golm, Germany (C.M.F.); andSystems Biology and Mathematical Modeling Group, Molecular Physiology Department, Max-Planck-Institut für Molekulare Pflanzenphysiologie, 14476 Golm, Germany (Z.N.).ORCID 0000-0003-2671-6763
Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology · DEUniversitat de les Illes Balears · ES

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Plant metabolism drives plant development and plant-environment responses, and data readouts from this cellular level could provide insights in the underlying molecular processes. Existing studies have already related key in vivo leaf gas-exchange parameters with structural traits and nutrient components across multiple species. However, insights in the relationships of leaf gas-exchange with leaf primary metabolism are still limited. We investigated these relationships through a multispecies meta-analysis approach based on data sets from 17 published studies describing net photosynthesis (A) and stomatal (gs) and mesophyll (gm) conductances, alongside the 53 data profiles from primary metabolism of 14 species grown in different experiments. Modeling results highlighted the conserved patterns between the different species. Consideration of species-specific effects increased the explanatory power of the models for some metabolites, including Glc-6-P, Fru-6-P, malate, fumarate, Xyl, and ribose. Significant relationships of A with sugars and phosphorylated intermediates were observed. While gs was related to sugars, organic acids, myo-inositol, and shikimate, gm showed a more complex pattern in comparison to the two other traits. Some metabolites, such as malate and Man, appeared in the models for both conductances, suggesting a metabolic coregulation between gs and gm The resulting statistical models provide the first hints for coregulation patterns involving primary metabolism plus leaf water and carbon balances that are conserved across plant species, as well as species-specific trends that can be used to determine new biotechnological targets for crop improvement.

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AcclimatizationBiological TransportCarbonCarbon DioxideEnvironmentMesophyll CellsMeta-Analysis as TopicModels, BiologicalPhotosynthesisPlant LeavesPlant ProteinsPlant StomataSpecies SpecificityWaterCarbonCarbon DioxidePlant ProteinsWater

Identifiers

PMID26977088
PMCPMC4854675
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